Spinal meningitis, more commonly known as meningitis, is inflammation of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is a serious and potentially life threatening condition.

San Francisco, CA. Leti, a research institute at CEA Tech, has invented a lens-free microscope technology that provides point-of-care diagnosis for spinal meningitis. Outlined in a paper presented at ...

A group of European scientists have invented a microscope that will allow the fastest ever detection of life-threatening infections caused by bacteria, such as E. coli or Staphylococcus, and ...

Meningitis involves inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord and can stem from infectious or non-infectious causes, whereas the flu is caused exclusively by influenza viruses.